Ex-girlfriend leads Grant deputies to arrest of man on drug and other charges

5:25 PM,
Mar. 26, 2014

Kris Barras

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Town Talk staff

A St. Martinville man who texted his ex-girlfriend in Grant Parish to tell her that he was coming to pick up a package that had been mailed to her ended up getting arrested on various charges after the woman alerted deputies.

The woman told Grant Parish Sheriff's deputies that the package arrived from Texas to her ex-boyfriend, Kris Barras, 36, of 807 Dugas Road in St. Martinville. The package contained marijuana, according to the release.

When Barras arrived, he had his 2-year-old with him. Deputies found that Barras was driving under suspension with an expired vehicle registration and ...